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Lighter Gas Reduces Damage To Optics In Extreme Ultraviolet Lithograph
Researchers have discovered a way to generate light and reduce damage in a leading candidate for next-generation microelectronics lithography. The technique could help pack more power into smaller computer chips. In the quest for creating computer chips with ever-smaller feature sizes, chip manufacturers are exploring extreme ultraviolet lithography as the next chip-printing technology. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Looking At The Dawn Of Life: Detailed Images Of Embryos More Than 500
The detailed images of embryos more than 500 million years old have been revealed by an international team of scientists. In one instance this has exposed the internal anatomy of the mouth and anus of a close relative of the living penis worm. From The New Yorker to Shrek: The Art of William Steig
Companion to a 2007-2008 exhibit on the centennial of the birth of cartoonist and author William Steig (1907-2003), featuring "a wide selection of original drawings for both his New Yorker cartoons and his children's books such as 'Sylvester and the Magic Pebble' ... and of course 'Shrek!'"Includes an online exhibit with many images of his work, and audio of actor Meryl Streep reading from "Spinky Sulks."From the Jewish Museum, New York. The Sinister Side of Yusuf Bey's Empire
Article from 2002 about some of the activities of "Black Muslims, members and employees of the Yusuf Bey 'family,' a loose collection of entrepreneurs and reformed ex-cons who have built a patchwork of businesses and nonprofits throughout the city of Oakland [California]."Discusses how Bey's enterprises (including the Your Black Muslim Bakery) were intended to help ex-cons reform, and related criminal activity. From the East Bay Express. Strong Pain-killing Drugs Without The Addiction
Scientists are developing new pain-killing drugs that are not addictive. They have discovered how opioid drugs such as morphine both relieve pain and also cause addiction. Researchers fine-tune diffuse optical tomography for breast cancer scr
Researchers are working to make the physical pain and discomfort of mammograms a thing of the past, while allowing for diagnostic imaging eventually to be done in a home setting. Western Electric 500: The Iconic Image for All Telephones
Like Ford's Model T, the Western Electric 500 is the iconic image of a telephone in 1949, the year of its debut. JFK in History: Cuban Missile Crisis
This presentation looks at the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which started when, in "October 1962, a U.S. spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba."Text and recordings provide history of the conflict, which could have resulted in nuclear war, and its resolution and aftermath. Includes a link to a related exhibit. From the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Holiday Blues
"Holiday blues, although serious, should not be confused with another condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is a clinically diagnosed mood disorder that usually occurs during the winter months."This site discusses causes and symptoms of holiday blues and provides tips for managing holiday depression and stress. From University of Maryland Medicine.
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